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An Inherent Aspect of Human Nature

Homosexuality seems
to be
simply an inherent aspect of human
nature. There have always been homosexuals in human society, and
they seem to have fulfilled a number of social functions, not least of
which was as shamans, priests, mystics, and sages, as well as diplomats
and civil officials.

In the book Biological Exuberance, Bruce Bagemihl
proposes that the possibility of homosexual orientation is necessary
for the diversity and evolutionary variation that has resulted in life.
And, he shows, is an inherent aspect of the lives of animals of all
sorts of species all over the Earth.

Homosexuality seems to appear in some animals as a
response
to crowding. When there isn't enough room for an animal colony to
expand, the reproductive drive in the individual animals shifts away
from reproduction to service to the existing colony. Homosexuality is,
at least, a possible reproductive strategy for controlling population.

As human beings developed consciousness and
complex
intelligence, the presence of extra adults in the family to act as
surrogate or additional parents provided greater stimulation for
children. That is, homosexual uncles and lesbian aunts may have given
offspring in the tribe a richer experience and better education. Gay
people may exist primarily to be teachers and guides.

In modern human society, gay people demonstrate
that 1)
people don't have to reproduce and raise children to lead fulfilled and
contributing lives and 2) the blending of masculine and feminine traits
results in more pleasing personalities and cooperative characteristics
in humans than the division of traits.

Toby Johnson, PhDis
author of nine books: three non-fiction books that apply the wisdom of
his
teacher and "wise old man," Joseph Campbell to modern-day social and
religious problems, four gay genre novels that dramatize spiritual
issues at the heart of gay identity, and two books on gay men's
spiritualities and the mystical experience of homosexuality and editor
of a collection of "myths" of gay men's consciousness.

Johnson's book
GAY
SPIRITUALITY: The Role of Gay Identity in the Transformation of
Human Consciousness won a Lambda Literary Award in 2000.

His GAY
PERSPECTIVE: Things Our [Homo]sexuality Tells Us about the Nature
of God and the Universe was nominated for a Lammy in 2003. They
remain
in
print.

FINDING
YOUR OWN TRUE MYTH: What I Learned from Joseph Campbell: The Myth
of the Great Secret III tells the story of Johnson's learning the
real nature of religion and myth and discovering the spiritual
qualities of gay male consciousness.